[Verse 1]
It's what we all search for, what we were birthed from, but still it hurts more, remember the first one/
Uttered the words, stunned/ fluttered, the birds sung/ a flood of colors when in love with her, the urge comes
When I looked in her eyes, but now it faded, jaded when things changed and we couldn't save it/
Put on a pedestal for all the wrong reasons, but so unforgettable to fall, all dreaming to be swept away/
Blinded by the silver lining of cloud 9, outshine diamonds/
Inside is where you find it, love your self first, but we look to it building our sense of self worth/
Observe and hear people living open, and my parents after 30 years, though they've never spoke it but they share it/
It's real/ poets and singers try to capture it, but still, until you know it and live it, you'll never fathom it/
[Chorus]
Feet on the ground, what's keeping us down?/ Seeking the ends of it, try breaching the bounds/ and now/
What it is, what it was, what it will be/ tearing these walls down so I can still see/
Head in the clouds, never stepping around any question or test where a lesson is found/ and now/
What it is, what it was, what it will be/ tearing these walls down so I can live free/
[Verse 2]
Remove the scales from your eyes to balance your wants and needs/
But wants flee when told that there's no option B/ so molds hold us, shoulders get pinned to the mat,
Submissive we tap, hopes are thrown over/ replaced by scenes from dreams we've never seen,
That cycle in black and white, the price of the appetite grows bigger/ a mixture of drive and ambition,
And fear of failure when the mind demands different/ wishing upon a star, visioning long and far, through the night,
And your sight is driven beyond the par, but despite every step you've taken to make it happen,
Your success is just labeled as vacant action if stacks don't measure/
The pressure is intense, so you put it on the back burner, and dwell in the expense, but only you can own it/
Success is what you call it when you focus on the goal and set the quest that you've accomplished/
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Reminded before the sun rises to take time to thank God for giving us life how he designed it,
But sometimes in certain despair, when worse for wear, couldn't find purpose just rehearsing my prayers/
Like I was just paying platitudes, people saying "what's the matter dude? You need to change your attitude"/
So now I'm pondering consciously that something is wrong with me, but in all honesty I've sought the key/
With thoughts to free an answer when I pose a question,
Like what's the role of death and if we go through soul ascension/
So I'm a nomad with no direction with a notepad scrolling on God from here below the Heavens/
But still I hope that I can know his presence if he's bestowing blessings even in the face of us that don't accept him/
Maybe I'm just in a position where I'm limited, crazy trying to fit a definition on the infinite/
The song "Definition" by Noyz featuring Sikh Knowledgeis not on Billboards Hot 100 list nor does it have over a million hit on Youtube but it is one that has great meaning. It's debuting on Noyz's album "The Shadow Gallery." This song is one about a man attempting "to fit a definition on the infinite" by asking about various parts of our life that have more than one dictionary answer. As well, they can not be described by even the various artist or poets but must be lived through or you will "never fathom it." There is not only has a great meaning to the song but it also has an abundance of literary devices, only a few will be touched on in this passage. First of all, the first verse of the song is an extended metaphor describing love. It's what most people in this world look for and it's what we are born from though it does not have to be shown openly. Like the artist says "my parents after 30 years, though they've never spoke it but they share it" much like my own parents. It's something that does not follow one path or one definition and sometimes it doesn't work for everyone. Next there is personification when the "eyes to balance your wants and needs," he's trying to convey that there needs to be some line drawn for "wants" because they will " flee when told that there's no option B." There is a simile when it's said that "your success is just labeled as vacant action if stacks don't measure, " meaning that if you don't accomplish what you set out to then it's as if you got no where at all. Also, there is an allusion to God. It's as if the artist is confused about the lack of responses that God has given to his questions. Parallel structure is show within this song in the chorus with the line "what it is, what it was, what it will be." It describes the present, past and future definitions of the infinite. The infinite can be defined to have no boundaries, limits, and exists beyond any other arbitrarily large value.
